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three people have been arrested here in london in connection with the alleged cricket betting scam. three of the cricketers at the center of the allegations, including the captain, are likely to play again until the scandal is over. the illegal betting industry is on multimillion-dollar business. >> cricket is not the only pastime going on in the back streets of lahore. it may be a legal here, but secretly, and apartments and shops across the city, there are gamblers and bookmakers. as soon as it gets dark, we get to meet some of the most notorious of bookies. they are reluctant to show their faces as they explain the system of matchmaking. it is like a drug, says one of them. everything leads to one place or another. it has been going on for years. the cricket administrators based here in the war say they are determined to root out gambling -- here i am all for, say they are determined to root out gambling. maybe it is too much to ask the country to stamp out cricket when it pervades some many aspects of the society. it is not just pakistan. it casts a shadow over the recent premie
three people have been arrested here in london in connection with the alleged cricket betting scam. three of the cricketers at the center of the allegations, including the captain, are likely to play again until the scandal is over. the illegal betting industry is on multimillion-dollar business. >> cricket is not the only pastime going on in the back streets of lahore. it may be a legal here, but secretly, and apartments and shops across the city, there are gamblers and bookmakers. as...
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we played over in london, england, for one week. we are a team that has been able to handle that spotlight, if you will. this was our goal beginning in 2006, to be successful, and knowing that with success comes just what you are talking about, be in the vicodin issue that came up after the end of the regular season, certainly with usc, andcase involving then clumping what is i guess the super bowl hang over potentially together, i think you come right out and discuss those things and talk about being special and once again leading strongly on the character in the locker room and the leadership in the locker room and studying closely history and how it has been fairly unkind, if you will, two teams who have success the year after the super bowl, so looking at our schedule and adjusting some of those things and yet taking some of those things square on, and thinking that if we truly want to be special, then here is our chance to show it. tavis: you are so open about many things in the book, and you mentioned leadership. have you had
we played over in london, england, for one week. we are a team that has been able to handle that spotlight, if you will. this was our goal beginning in 2006, to be successful, and knowing that with success comes just what you are talking about, be in the vicodin issue that came up after the end of the regular season, certainly with usc, andcase involving then clumping what is i guess the super bowl hang over potentially together, i think you come right out and discuss those things and talk...
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he is in london for a visit to britain. there may be more arrests as the authorities are carrying out more raids. >>> a helicopter crashed in colorado injuring three. one injured is in critical condition. it was carrying a film crew, they were filming a practice run of an aidy that was driverless. it was on its way to the scene to take the injured to the hospital. no word on the cause of the crash. >>> what may have led to a murder/suicide at johns hopkins. and a man shot a doctor, his mother then himself. the doctor did survive. his brother said his mother had arthritis and had surgery and probably would not walk again. he thinks his brother shot her because he thought she was suffering. >>> the blown out well will be permanently sealed this weekend. government officials say a well has inter sected the damaged well. engineers will pump cement. a cop stopped it from spewing but the well cannot be declared dead until it is sealed from the bottom. >> this is expected to happen on sunday. >>> and the president is getting set t
he is in london for a visit to britain. there may be more arrests as the authorities are carrying out more raids. >>> a helicopter crashed in colorado injuring three. one injured is in critical condition. it was carrying a film crew, they were filming a practice run of an aidy that was driverless. it was on its way to the scene to take the injured to the hospital. no word on the cause of the crash. >>> what may have led to a murder/suicide at johns hopkins. and a man shot a...
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it, but distribute their reports to anyone--9/11 was one, mumbai was one, the tsunami was one, the london train bombings was another one. >> the elections in iran. >> the elections in iran. all these events where people who are there are able to tell us are important. after all, the authority of a reporter, professional or citizen, starts when somebody is able to say, "i'm there. you're not. here's what happened." and that is a very powerful moment. >> it's a very powerful moment, clarence, but the journalist, citizen or professional, also gains power and credibility by finding things out--not just by being someplace, but by digging and by investigating. >> that's true. >> that's right. that's right, which is why i like to think investigative reporting will not be extinct, but funding it is a new challenge now because it's not cost effective. and i happen to be on the fund for investigative journalism. there's other non-profits around trying to find new ways to fund that, because, you know, to me, real reporting is still real digging and really checking out multiple sources, trying to get
it, but distribute their reports to anyone--9/11 was one, mumbai was one, the tsunami was one, the london train bombings was another one. >> the elections in iran. >> the elections in iran. all these events where people who are there are able to tell us are important. after all, the authority of a reporter, professional or citizen, starts when somebody is able to say, "i'm there. you're not. here's what happened." and that is a very powerful moment. >> it's a very...
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. >> after the london bombing, people said we do not have that problem here. they say is much more integrated in american society. some of us had been suggesting that. i remember asking the fbi director after robert mueller whether we have that issue in this country and he said no at that time. there were indications that we had a homegrown threat. it ties back into the question of how we prosecute a war overseas agree we don't have an enemy that will come to a conference table and signed a document. we will be seeing this kind of problem for years to come in this country. what causes individuals to resort to this? >> we are a country of 3 million people. we have seen this in other areas. we had black panthers blowing things up at one point. you cannot expect, especially with young people, and certain recruitment after by allies overseas, their allies overseas, that we are not going to see some of this. it is scary but it will beat maracas if we did not have this. >> is there a national security official who would not do a worst-case scenario? the context here
. >> after the london bombing, people said we do not have that problem here. they say is much more integrated in american society. some of us had been suggesting that. i remember asking the fbi director after robert mueller whether we have that issue in this country and he said no at that time. there were indications that we had a homegrown threat. it ties back into the question of how we prosecute a war overseas agree we don't have an enemy that will come to a conference table and signed...
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. >> people were saying that we don't have the same problem they had in the london bombings . in fact, we do have that problem. some of us had been suggesting that. people are asking the fbi director at the 9/11 whether we have the kind of issue in this country and he said no at the time. we have had indications that we do have a home ground threat here. this ties back into the question of fighting the war overseas. we don't have an enemy that will ever come to a conference table and sign a document. we will see this problem for years to come of this country . >> we are a country of 3 million people. -- 300 million peoplewe have seen this in other areas. we had black panthers blowing things up at one point. you cannot expect especially with young people and i assume some recruitment effort by the allies overseas, their allies ever sees, that we will not see some of this. it is scary but it would be miraculous if we did not have this. >> if you are a national security officials, you will always to a worst-case scenario. you have -- the context is it your the director of all my
. >> people were saying that we don't have the same problem they had in the london bombings . in fact, we do have that problem. some of us had been suggesting that. people are asking the fbi director at the 9/11 whether we have the kind of issue in this country and he said no at the time. we have had indications that we do have a home ground threat here. this ties back into the question of fighting the war overseas. we don't have an enemy that will ever come to a conference table and sign...
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. >>> well, protestors greet the pope in london. the controversial issues demonstrators want the vatican to change its stance on. and the pope's response. >>> miners trapped underground in chile had not one but two reasons to celebrate today. we will show you why. >>> i am currently tracking the weather system that will ah, focus group. so what are we testing here? that's our new pastrami grilled sandwich. oh, great. hey, are they happy we got rid of the rye bread? totally. they love our grilled artisan bread. they say it's the perfect compliment to the classic hot pastrami, melting cheese, deli mustard and pickles. awesome. hey, um what are we testing in that room? oh! nothing we were just hazin' the intern. . >>> in london today, pope benedict the 16th again addressed the priest sex abuse scandal meeting with some victims. but his words weren't enough for thousands who turned out to denounce the pope and the catholic church. perdues reports. >> reporter: a strong apology from pope benedict the 16th to victims of sexual abuse by ca
. >>> well, protestors greet the pope in london. the controversial issues demonstrators want the vatican to change its stance on. and the pope's response. >>> miners trapped underground in chile had not one but two reasons to celebrate today. we will show you why. >>> i am currently tracking the weather system that will ah, focus group. so what are we testing here? that's our new pastrami grilled sandwich. oh, great. hey, are they happy we got rid of the rye bread?...
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today in london, 2,500 people packed inside st. paul's cathedral to remember those who fought off the nazis. the r.a.f. buzzed the church dome today. in case you missed it on the broadcast last night, while we're all used to seeing the iconic black-and-white grainy images of the blitz, some rare color film shot by an air raid warden has recently been discovered and made public by the family. we've put all of it on our website. it's worth watching if you're interested in world war ii history. >>> when we come back, an american military wife who had an inspiration, turned it into a way to make a difference for others like her. >>> in our "making a difference" report tonight, a woman who knows firsthand the struggles of military spouses and moms because she is one and she had a great idea. she brought it to life online on the internet where people like her could find common ground. our own nbc's nora o'donnell tonight has the story of how lori bell is making a difference. >> reporter: for lori bell, military is a way of life. >> there
today in london, 2,500 people packed inside st. paul's cathedral to remember those who fought off the nazis. the r.a.f. buzzed the church dome today. in case you missed it on the broadcast last night, while we're all used to seeing the iconic black-and-white grainy images of the blitz, some rare color film shot by an air raid warden has recently been discovered and made public by the family. we've put all of it on our website. it's worth watching if you're interested in world war ii history....
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in london, the ftse opened slightly lower. on wall street, the dow added seven points yesterday. meanwhile, the nasdaq slipped six points. >>> twitter says it has fixed a flaw that caused havoc on its site for hours on tuesday. hockers unleashed an attack that spammed followers with garbled messages and caused pop-up windows to open. twitter says it doesn't believe user information was compromised. >>> it seems apple can do no wrong. the company computers received the highest score on a customer satisfaction survey for seven years in a row. dell, hewlett-packard and acor tied for second place. >>> anheuser-busch is launching a new promotion to jump-start sales of budweiser. beginning monday, it will give the beer away for free, at trendy bars and restaurants. it's part of the company's biggest free sample company ever. all aimed at younger drinkers. bud sales are down sharply the past two years. free beer seems likes a good strategy. >>> coming up next on this wednesday, the bedbug summit. >>> plus, sex abuse allegations against the pastor of one of the nation's largest churches.
in london, the ftse opened slightly lower. on wall street, the dow added seven points yesterday. meanwhile, the nasdaq slipped six points. >>> twitter says it has fixed a flaw that caused havoc on its site for hours on tuesday. hockers unleashed an attack that spammed followers with garbled messages and caused pop-up windows to open. twitter says it doesn't believe user information was compromised. >>> it seems apple can do no wrong. the company computers received the highest...
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in london the ftse opened higher. wall street open the day with dow jones 10607. and the nasdaq index picked up 73 points to close at 2315. >>> the internet is buzzing with a rumor that facebook is developing a mobile phone. tech crunch reported that facebook is building a software company. it would give friends another new way to keep in touch facebook says the report, though, is not true. >>> at the box office this holiday weekend. the bank robber drama took in $23.8 million. "easy a" was in second. >> good reviews, should be pretty good, right? >>> next on the monday morning, the latest on the top story which of course is hurricane igor which is tearing across bermuda overnight. >>> and bedbugs continue to take manhattan with the new closure of a very popular store. equals chili's $20 dinner for two. share one of five appetizers, like our famous texas cheese fries. then choose two freshly prepared entrees from 14 chili's favorites, like our chicken crispers with new sweet & smoky sauce, our new slow-smoked honey chipotle baby back ribs, or grilled all-white mea
in london the ftse opened higher. wall street open the day with dow jones 10607. and the nasdaq index picked up 73 points to close at 2315. >>> the internet is buzzing with a rumor that facebook is developing a mobile phone. tech crunch reported that facebook is building a software company. it would give friends another new way to keep in touch facebook says the report, though, is not true. >>> at the box office this holiday weekend. the bank robber drama took in $23.8...
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. >>> a look at the top stories pope benedict xvi met in london with sex abuse victims. the pope expressed his deep sorrow for the abuse scandal that rocked the roman catholic church. today is the third day of his visit to britain. toyota reach add settlement with two families after a crash that killed four family members. the victims were in a lexus sedan that crashed on a freeway near san diego last year. an investigation found the accelerator pedal probably got stuck on a floor mat that was installed incorrectly. they issued a recall to address the floor mat problems. four days after she was released, sarah shourd made her first public comments. she said she hoped her two fellow hiker friends would be released soon. iran plans to put them on trial an spy charges. >>> the polls are closed now, but security was tight across afghanistan today. voters cast their ballots despite threats and kidnappings by the taliban. ivan watson is live from the capital of kabul now. where were the incidents and did they impact the voting at the polling stations? >> absolutely. nearly 20%
. >>> a look at the top stories pope benedict xvi met in london with sex abuse victims. the pope expressed his deep sorrow for the abuse scandal that rocked the roman catholic church. today is the third day of his visit to britain. toyota reach add settlement with two families after a crash that killed four family members. the victims were in a lexus sedan that crashed on a freeway near san diego last year. an investigation found the accelerator pedal probably got stuck on a floor mat...
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mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> glor: we'll be right back. Ñi Ñi >> glor: brotherly love goes only so far, it seems. edmillmanned was elected today to replace gordan brown as leader of britain's opposition labor party. his defeated rival-- older brother david, the former foreign secretary. actress lindsey lohan spent only a few hours in jail before she was freed on $300,000 bail after a court ruling denying her bail was overturned. lohan is due back in court next month to pay punishment for failing a drug test. two cosmonauts and an american astronaut landed safely in kazakhstan today after six months on the international space station. they were supposed to return yesterday, but a latch problem prevented their capsule from undocking properly. just ahead on tonight's seeb evening news, a disease you probably never heard of even though hundreds of thousands have it. >> glor: finally tonight, one family's inspiring fight to solve a mystery of their son's struggle is helping many others. that the focus of tonight's" weekend journal," spreading
mark phillips, cbs news, london. >> glor: we'll be right back. Ñi Ñi >> glor: brotherly love goes only so far, it seems. edmillmanned was elected today to replace gordan brown as leader of britain's opposition labor party. his defeated rival-- older brother david, the former foreign secretary. actress lindsey lohan spent only a few hours in jail before she was freed on $300,000 bail after a court ruling denying her bail was overturned. lohan is due back in court next month to pay...
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an early look at the markets all up in your business and anna edwards is live in london. good morning, anna. >> good to see you, willie. yesterday on the equity markets globally it was a tough session actually. today looks as if it could be a little different so we've got the futures for the markets on wall street suggesting that we might see a slightly firmer open. we've got lots of data due out in the united states later on so that's going to be one of the things guiding markets today. we said yesterday there would be a lot of focus on the chinese currency and that certainly has been the case. we saw president obama and the chinese premiere wen jiabao having a two-hour lengthy discussion at the sidelines of a u.n. gathering in new york on the subject of the chinese currency. now, of course, president obama and many in the u.s. claim that the chinese currency is undervalued to some 25 to 40% and the argument here being that this hurts american business because it would overvalue in their words the dollar and make exports more expensive from the united states so that's wh
an early look at the markets all up in your business and anna edwards is live in london. good morning, anna. >> good to see you, willie. yesterday on the equity markets globally it was a tough session actually. today looks as if it could be a little different so we've got the futures for the markets on wall street suggesting that we might see a slightly firmer open. we've got lots of data due out in the united states later on so that's going to be one of the things guiding markets today....
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in london, the ftse opened higher. here in the u.s., the dow gained 145 points yesterday. the nasdaq index rose 40 points. >>> walmart's new growth plan involves, well, getting small. the retailer is planning to open relatively small locations in big cities. the new stores would be bigger than most drugstores but still smaller than supermarkets. walmart has been dealing with sluggish sales here in the u.s. >>> this morning, a sign of the slow housing market, even among the priciest of protos. this beverly hills estate, once home to tycoon william randolph hurst, got a $70 million price drop. that brings it to a more reasonable asking price. it was on the market for three years at the $165 million price tag. >>> when we come back on this tuesday morning, nfl team and a city in shock today over a popular player's suicide. >>> and rob's beloved saints battle the 49ers on "monday night football." >> who dat? when i had my heart attack, i couldn't believe it. it was a real shock. i remember being at the hospital thinking, "i should have done more to take care of myself." you sh
in london, the ftse opened higher. here in the u.s., the dow gained 145 points yesterday. the nasdaq index rose 40 points. >>> walmart's new growth plan involves, well, getting small. the retailer is planning to open relatively small locations in big cities. the new stores would be bigger than most drugstores but still smaller than supermarkets. walmart has been dealing with sluggish sales here in the u.s. >>> this morning, a sign of the slow housing market, even among the...
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he is on route next to london. meantime, a movement to free two mississippi sisters from life sentences after a robbery. they were charged with luring two men down a road where three teens hit the men the head with a shotgun and robbed them. the scott sisters were convicted of armed robberies. the three teens had plea deals and only serve ad few months. protest protesters demand release. >> this is not a case of fairness or equal protection glch. >> the scott sisters have been a catalyst for a movement waiting to start in this city and state for a long time. >> joining me now from mississippi, evelyn, gladid and jamie scott's mother. as well as naacp president ben jealous who asked haley barbour to pardon the scott sisters. we welcome both of you. >> hello. >> i'm going to begin with you, evelyn. i imagine it's been a long 16 years for you. how do you feel about this ground swell of support to have your two daughters released? >> well, i'm very happy about it. i'm very glad that the rally took place. and that all o
he is on route next to london. meantime, a movement to free two mississippi sisters from life sentences after a robbery. they were charged with luring two men down a road where three teens hit the men the head with a shotgun and robbed them. the scott sisters were convicted of armed robberies. the three teens had plea deals and only serve ad few months. protest protesters demand release. >> this is not a case of fairness or equal protection glch. >> the scott sisters have been a...
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. >>> pope benedict meetsz with the leader of a church in london today. the first official state visit bay pope to the uk. he arrived thursday and admitted the catholic church did not act quickly enough in the sex abuse scandal. the pope isn't popular in highly secular britain. many oppose his stand on abortion and hard line against homosexuality. >>> amazing video you have to watch. a baby crawls into a busy highway and survives. take a look. this happened in turkey on monday, caught by a security camera. the baby crawls from the bushes. he had been sleeping by his mother. several cars and trucks pass by him without stopping. this truck driver alerts another driver. the boy's mother rushes to grab him. he wasn't hurt. the mother is still being questioned. amazing. on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia rallied. ashley morrison in new york with more on that. good morning you to. >> good morning. the markets were higher helped by a weaker yen, the nikkei closed at a six-week high and the hang seng was also mostly higher. today wall street gets the latest
. >>> pope benedict meetsz with the leader of a church in london today. the first official state visit bay pope to the uk. he arrived thursday and admitted the catholic church did not act quickly enough in the sex abuse scandal. the pope isn't popular in highly secular britain. many oppose his stand on abortion and hard line against homosexuality. >>> amazing video you have to watch. a baby crawls into a busy highway and survives. take a look. this happened in turkey on...
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nbc's ali arouzi is in london. what's the latest? >> that's right. sarah shourd in another aboutface from iran said they're going to release her on $500,000 bail according to tehran's prosecutor abbas jafari dolatabadi. he said the conditions of her bail don't bar her from leaving the country, her case still has to go to trial along with the other two americans still in custody in iran. it's not unusual for the iran n iranians to put this much bail on cases. we've had other iranian-americans that have been arrested in iran and given bail of 3, 4, $500,000, or they've had to leave the deeds to their homes with the prosecutor's office and if they don't come back to court, then they've lost all the money or the deeds to their homes. >> ali, while all the confusion? on friday the iranian said they would release the hiker and now the new announcement. why has this become a back and forth yords deal. >> the judiciary appeared to use the release to flex its muscles, which highlights the deep rift in iran ejen amongst the conservatives. on friday the foreign
nbc's ali arouzi is in london. what's the latest? >> that's right. sarah shourd in another aboutface from iran said they're going to release her on $500,000 bail according to tehran's prosecutor abbas jafari dolatabadi. he said the conditions of her bail don't bar her from leaving the country, her case still has to go to trial along with the other two americans still in custody in iran. it's not unusual for the iran n iranians to put this much bail on cases. we've had other...
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nbc's jenny weevil joins us now from the london bureau. what is being done there in response to the reports of this perhaps possible al qaeda terror threat? >> well, in britain we're also on a heightened state of alert. our threat level is currently rated as severe. that means the threat of a terror attack here in britain is considered to be highly likely. it's actually been this way since january. we have no specific information about the plots. we have no date, no time and no location, but it is still considered to be a credible threat. nbc news has learned that the plot was uncovered after a number of british-born pakistanis were arrested in pakistan earlier this month. the plans to go on a shooting rampage across europe emerged during interrogations by american, british, and pakistani intelligence officers. those plans had actually, it's believed, moved beyond the level of being just aspirations. now, american officials are viewing the current threat warnings as here serious than they have in the past few years. they're not actually ru
nbc's jenny weevil joins us now from the london bureau. what is being done there in response to the reports of this perhaps possible al qaeda terror threat? >> well, in britain we're also on a heightened state of alert. our threat level is currently rated as severe. that means the threat of a terror attack here in britain is considered to be highly likely. it's actually been this way since january. we have no specific information about the plots. we have no date, no time and no location,...
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he is set to fly c king helicopters with the unit west of london. we alanca. three containers filled with explosives detonating. that blast killing 25 people and flattening the station. government officials call it an accident. a spokesman says the military stored the explosives at the station for safety reasons and they were meant for road construction. thailand. hundreds of so-called red shirt protesters gathering at prisons in bangkok to show their support for jailed colleagues. you may remember this group claims the government was illegitimate. dozens of people died before the army shut down the demonstrations. colombia. that parrot just said run, run, you are going to get caught in spanish. police just seized the bird in a sea port city in the north. authorities say drug traffickers trained the parrot to act as a lookout. those authorities say they have seized nearly 1700 such watch birds and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. new details now about yesterday's shootings at johns hopkins hospital. investigators have been trying
he is set to fly c king helicopters with the unit west of london. we alanca. three containers filled with explosives detonating. that blast killing 25 people and flattening the station. government officials call it an accident. a spokesman says the military stored the explosives at the station for safety reasons and they were meant for road construction. thailand. hundreds of so-called red shirt protesters gathering at prisons in bangkok to show their support for jailed colleagues. you may...
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in london, the ftse opened lower. and on wall street, the dow slipped nearly 23 points yesterday. the nasdaq was down three points. >>> "fortune" magazine is out with its annual list of the 50 most powerful women in business. pepsico chairman and ceo, indra nooyi tops the list. irene rosen feld is second. followed by patricia woertz. >>> facebook and skype are considering a partnership. it could allow members to skype with their facebook friends. a deal is expected to be announced within the next few weeks. and skype is saying the version of skype, skype 5.0, should be released in the next few weeks. this is moments away from us. >> we're becoming more interconnected these days. crazy. >>> coming up on this thursday morning, new debate over how soon to get a mammogram. >>> and burned by a building? sin city's newest resort reflecting the sun and burning people poolside. the mystery of the vegas death ray. next. 33 for those of us who have lactose intolerance, let's raise a glass to cookies just out of the oven. to the morning bowl of cereal. and to lactaid® milk. easy to digest a
in london, the ftse opened lower. and on wall street, the dow slipped nearly 23 points yesterday. the nasdaq was down three points. >>> "fortune" magazine is out with its annual list of the 50 most powerful women in business. pepsico chairman and ceo, indra nooyi tops the list. irene rosen feld is second. followed by patricia woertz. >>> facebook and skype are considering a partnership. it could allow members to skype with their facebook friends. a deal is expected...
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. >>> london-based online gambling company sportingbet has agreed to forfeit $33 million to avoid prosecution in the u.s. for illegally taking online bets from americans. >>> and finally, toys 'r' us has released its annual list of the hottest toys of the likely top holiday shopping list this year. mom and dad, get your pen and paper out. falling into the cute, collectible and cheap category, blip toys slinkies, mattel's sing-a-majigs. >>> a procedural vote, whether to reveal the don't ask, don't tell policy which bans gays from serving openly in the armed forces. and last night on "countdown," host keith olbermann asked a former clinton adviser on gay rights why he thinks the military is resisting efforts to repeal the policy. >> the thinking has been that secretary gates and admiral mullen actually do support a slow transition to open service. but right underneath them with the service chiefs and some of the other senior officers at the pentagon, these very entrenched interests have been fighting against this policy. they know they can't win because almost 80% of the american public support
. >>> london-based online gambling company sportingbet has agreed to forfeit $33 million to avoid prosecution in the u.s. for illegally taking online bets from americans. >>> and finally, toys 'r' us has released its annual list of the hottest toys of the likely top holiday shopping list this year. mom and dad, get your pen and paper out. falling into the cute, collectible and cheap category, blip toys slinkies, mattel's sing-a-majigs. >>> a procedural vote, whether...
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anna edwards is live in london. hello, anna. >> hello, willie. good to see you. global equities have done well in the month of september. not so yesterday. we saw the dow breaking a five-day winning streak in yesterday's session to close down by 0.2%. overnight watching closely the developments in the story between china and the united states. the exchange of words that's going on in relation to the value of the chinese currency. the u.s. has been arguing for some time that they think the chinese yuan is overvalued and say this disadvantages u.s. exporters and favors chinese exporters. well, the premier wen jiabao says if we saw a 20% appreciation in their currency that would lead to widespread bankruptcies in china so this war of words continues and will continue no doubt because wen jiabao is in the u.s. today and he's going to be meeting with president obama at around 11:00 eastern time. another story to watch out for, blockbusters has just confirmed within the last half hour they are filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy and operate around 3,000 stores in the unit
anna edwards is live in london. hello, anna. >> hello, willie. good to see you. global equities have done well in the month of september. not so yesterday. we saw the dow breaking a five-day winning streak in yesterday's session to close down by 0.2%. overnight watching closely the developments in the story between china and the united states. the exchange of words that's going on in relation to the value of the chinese currency. the u.s. has been arguing for some time that they think the...
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instead of counting carbs, the diners at a oochlt tarian in london are counting carbon. every item on the vegetarian menu has been chosen based upon its environmental sustainability. its carbon footprint calculated to include everything from how its ingredients are grown to how it's thrown away. and then compared to its fast food alternative. the savings are noted. >> thank you, you just saved an average of 2.8 kilograms of carbon, which is equivalent of driving 6.8 miles in an ecocar. >> reporter: it's an idea born out of necessity for lifelong vegetarian radica oswalt, aotarian's founder and ceo. >> if you're a serious vegetarian you would know some of the processing agents and additives used nowadays in those things are -- they fit no criteria of being vegetarian and sometimes no criteria of being an ingredient. >> reporter: and so oswal started researching what it would take to start up a chain of vegetarian fast food restaurants and found inspiration in sustainability. >> it's in our product, it's in everything we do, it's in all our endeavors. >> reporter: endeavor
instead of counting carbs, the diners at a oochlt tarian in london are counting carbon. every item on the vegetarian menu has been chosen based upon its environmental sustainability. its carbon footprint calculated to include everything from how its ingredients are grown to how it's thrown away. and then compared to its fast food alternative. the savings are noted. >> thank you, you just saved an average of 2.8 kilograms of carbon, which is equivalent of driving 6.8 miles in an ecocar....
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in london, the ftse opened higher. the dow jones industrial average gained 81 points yesterday. the nasdaq was up 43 points. >>> walmart is about to begin a new, low-cost mobile phone service. walmart family mobile will allow unlimited calling and texting for 45 bucks a month with no contract requirement or early termination fee. the service will run on the t-mobile network. >>> two giants of american business says the future looks very bright. billionaire investor, warren buffett, says there will be no double-dip recession. and microsoft ceo steve bomer, says an explosion of technological invention is on the way. >>> president obama is out with a new book. this one is for kids. "of thee i sing" talks of pioneers. it's subtitled "a letter to my daughters." it features drawings of sasha, malia and beau on the cover. the proceeds will go to charity. >>> coming up next on this tuesday, the newest giant storm stirring up in the atlantic. where is this monster storm, igor, going next? >>> and what oprah winfrey said to make her audience do this. ♪ [ female announcer ] we've got sta
in london, the ftse opened higher. the dow jones industrial average gained 81 points yesterday. the nasdaq was up 43 points. >>> walmart is about to begin a new, low-cost mobile phone service. walmart family mobile will allow unlimited calling and texting for 45 bucks a month with no contract requirement or early termination fee. the service will run on the t-mobile network. >>> two giants of american business says the future looks very bright. billionaire investor, warren...
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and in london, the ftse opened lower. on monday, the dow lost 48 points. meanwhile, the nasdaq dropped 11 points. >>> the irs will no longer send out tax forms via snail mail. that's because so many people download the files online. the move is expected to save about $10 million a year. paper forms will still be available to download or at irs offices. >>> ben & jerry's is dropping the phrase all-natural from its containers. the ice cream isn't changing any of its ingredients. a consumer watchdog group told the company it shouldn't use the phrase all-natural when putting certain ingredients in the ice cream. >>> a new tablet computer is coming to take on apple's ipad. the blackberry playbook has a seven-inch screen. it will have two cameras. and can use a wireless link to act as a larger screen for a separate blackberry device. the playbook comes out next year at about the same price as the ipad. >>> coming up next on this tuesday, all the bans on texts and phones behind the wheel. a surprising look at whether those laws actually save lives. >>> and new or
and in london, the ftse opened lower. on monday, the dow lost 48 points. meanwhile, the nasdaq dropped 11 points. >>> the irs will no longer send out tax forms via snail mail. that's because so many people download the files online. the move is expected to save about $10 million a year. paper forms will still be available to download or at irs offices. >>> ben & jerry's is dropping the phrase all-natural from its containers. the ice cream isn't changing any of its...
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in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow dropped almost 77 points yesterday. the nasdaq slipped seven points. >>> general motors is said to be cutting back its initial stock offering. published reports say gm will raise $8 billion to $10 billion less than it originally targeted. the treasury department prefers the smaller sale that will raise the stock price and make it more likely that the $50 billion bailout will be repaid in full. the government now owns 61% of gm. >>> sales of previously-owned homes rebounded a bit last month. but it was still the second-worst month since 1997. cheaper prices and record mortgage rates have not done enough to boost sales. many potential buyers have worried prices have not yet bottomed out. >>> macy's is already ramping out for the holiday shopping season, anticipating solid sales growth this year. the department store giant plans to hire 65,000 holiday workers, up slightly from previous years. most of them will be part-time positions. but some may turn into full-time jobs. >>> and halloween sales are expected to rebound thi
in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow dropped almost 77 points yesterday. the nasdaq slipped seven points. >>> general motors is said to be cutting back its initial stock offering. published reports say gm will raise $8 billion to $10 billion less than it originally targeted. the treasury department prefers the smaller sale that will raise the stock price and make it more likely that the $50 billion bailout will be repaid in full. the government now owns 61% of gm....
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steve sedgwick is live in london. good morning, steve. >> reporter: very good to see you today. once again we're hoping m & a activity can lift the market. the dow finished lower yesterday despite southwest is buying air tran for a deal worth around 1.4 billion u.s. dollars in cash and shares. the deal was expected to close in 2011, and will lift southwest from about the sixth largest carrier in the states to the fourth largest carrier. expected to take about $400 million in cost out of the combined entity by 2013 and will go up against the big carriers. the markets themselves today, they are called flat to slightly lower at the start of trading. we are looking for signs of consumer confidence. the august data came in at 53.5. we expect the september data to come up somewhat as consumer confidence has concerns around unemployment and the housing market. look for around a figure of 52, which shows expansion but a lesser pace than august. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> still ahead on "way too early," monday night drama in chicago as devon hester's return magic, and jay c
steve sedgwick is live in london. good morning, steve. >> reporter: very good to see you today. once again we're hoping m & a activity can lift the market. the dow finished lower yesterday despite southwest is buying air tran for a deal worth around 1.4 billion u.s. dollars in cash and shares. the deal was expected to close in 2011, and will lift southwest from about the sixth largest carrier in the states to the fourth largest carrier. expected to take about $400 million in cost out...
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this rocketman flew around london's trafalgar square with a jet pack yesterday as a promotion for the latest version of the hugely popular video game halo, which has sold more than 3 million units worldwide. >>> finally this morning the growing concern over a little-known and oddly named way to extract natural gas from deep underground. it's called fracking. several companies want to expand its use. in gas-rich shale deposits in eastern states. some experts say chemicals used in the process can poison drinking water. as armen keteyian reports this morning, hundreds turned out for a federal hearing yesterday in western new york. >> reporter: the epa in binghamton has become a battleground over fracking, a method of natural gas extraction that has high rewards for energy companies and local economies. >> drilling is safe. >> reporter: and some say higher risks for communities. what's driving the drilling rush here and across the country are advances in hydraulic fracturing or hydro fracking, a process whereby millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals are blasted deep underground,
this rocketman flew around london's trafalgar square with a jet pack yesterday as a promotion for the latest version of the hugely popular video game halo, which has sold more than 3 million units worldwide. >>> finally this morning the growing concern over a little-known and oddly named way to extract natural gas from deep underground. it's called fracking. several companies want to expand its use. in gas-rich shale deposits in eastern states. some experts say chemicals used in the...
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they had detectives in london at the time. one is the recreation of the bombers homes. >> the rooms here are the two rooms in their apartment they used to make their explosives. >> reporter: he's with the counter terrorism unit. they look for ordinary items used to make bombs. >> you may think it's a narcotics lab. in fact, you may be inside an explosives lab. >> reporter: they hope technology will help prevent future attacks. one explained how software is programmed to seek out specifics. >> if he were to drop his backpack, the system would alert users, bring this camera up for them, we get a box and say hey, this is new. >> reporter: the civil union is raising concerns about privacy. all the tapes are purged after 30 days unless they are part of an investigation. >> we are not looking at private spaces. we are looking in places where the public has no reasonable expectation of privacy. >>reporter: it doesn't satisfy donna lieberman. >> you don't expect and you shouldn't have to expect that every move you make, when you are i
they had detectives in london at the time. one is the recreation of the bombers homes. >> the rooms here are the two rooms in their apartment they used to make their explosives. >> reporter: he's with the counter terrorism unit. they look for ordinary items used to make bombs. >> you may think it's a narcotics lab. in fact, you may be inside an explosives lab. >> reporter: they hope technology will help prevent future attacks. one explained how software is programmed to...